4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 25 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson Anchor | green | “that the legislative purpose is expressed by the ordinary meaning of the words used.” | 11 |
| 2 | American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson | green | “we assume that the legislative purpose is expressed by the ordinary meaning of the words used.” | 8 |
| 3 | Allen v. McWane, Inc. | green | “all 'relate to the total exclusion of a particular worker or workers from certain flsa provisions,' not 'to the exclusion of only some activities from the flsa.” | 3 |
| 4 | Sepulveda v. Allen Family Foods, Inc. | green | “a leading dictionary defines 'clothes' as 'clothing,' which itself is defined as 'covering for the human body or garments in general: all the garments and accessories worn by a person at one time.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.